[New-imc] Re: subscription to new-imc list: INTRODUCTION

[Shayne O'Neill]

Nice spiel jong :)

Just a quick backgrounder here. There was originally a united philipines
IMC, but after personality and political diferences made it imposible for
two groups from different regions to work together, the two groups decided
it would be better to form separate regionals and try and organise
separately with a view to eventual strong coordination between groups one
day.

I've been helping jong out with the group, and I'm pretty confident jongs
manila/quezon city group have pretty much got it together.

Tonyo might need some assistance with his gang as well, as I'll be flat
out. Might I profer a suggestion that someone from the global south might
be a more kick ass 'mentor' to Tonyo's gang in guiding em through the
processes and philosophies of indy.

Perth is also helping both out with website tech/hosting.

Anyway, lets get this ball rolling and some voice into SE asia!

Shayne.

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On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, soluble fish wrote:

> new-imc,
>
> i am jong pairez from the Philippines, im currently part of the imc-manila working group outside the imc-pilipinas collective. i first get to know indymedia the year after the anti-wto protest in seattle wherein our progressive group also staged a similar protest in solidarity to the huge emerging anti-globalization actions all over the world. i first became part of the militant student movement in our country wherein we struggled for anti-tuition fee increases in our local campus from which it finally culminated into a nationwide student actions against the commodification of education in our country, way back 1995 to 1998. after this, i became interested in knowing the effects of globalization among the marginalized people and i suddenly became active in organizing actions for the campaign against globalization, i was immersed to the grass roots and learned how to understand their grievances against the state, i was also familiarized with outreach programs to help the peopl
>  e learn
>  how to struggle for  themselves to attain their basic needs. this involvement manifested during  my active times in the philippine left movement. (revolutionary socialist youth organization)
>
> several years later, i was deeply involved in the anti-capitalist movement in the philippines and finally became an anarchist during the anti-imf/wb actions when several individuals from the revolutionary socialist youth organization autonomously formed the LOCAL ANARCHIST NETWORK and convened local  anarchists in the philippines to build a broad anarchist network in the country that will mobilize against globalization. the Anti-Capitalis Convergence- Philippines was born amidst the hieght of local protest actions and international anti-capitalist actions. the convergence respects and celebrates the diversity of tactics and used the method of consensus based decision process to enable the presence of the broad anarchist collectives in the philippines.
>
> until now, as part of the autonomous network that is independent from the formidable philippine left we still organizes direct actions, workshops, educational discussions, foodnotbombs and film showings among the grass roots to empower them by letting them know the idea that they have to liberate themselves and nobody will liberate them against the shackles of coercive authority and the oppressive sysstem of the state.
>
> through this, i believe that being part of indymedia that organizes a local networks of autonomous direct media center for the oppressed will help empower more people to act and struggle for their lives. i am jong pairez and i am struggling for a better life for myself and the people in general.
>
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